Media releases
15 November 2010
AA supports Government’s focus on repeat and serious drink drivers
In a statement made over the weekend, Transport Minister Steven Joyce highlighted Ministry of Transport figures that show 72% of drink driving deaths in 2009 were caused by people who had either been caught drink driving before or were well over the current 0.08 blood alcohol limit.
3 November 2010
PetrolWatch – October 2010. Tax rise brings October fuel price shock
The price of a litre of 91 octane petrol rose from $1.74 in the main centres to $1.85 by mid-October. The diesel price rose six cents from $1.19 – where it’s been since July – to $1.25 per litre.
4 September 2010
PetrolWatch – September 2010. September fuel prices stable until October tax increases
“Diesel prices have been static for 13 weeks, an incredibly long run and the longest period we have seen without any price change,” says AA PetrolWatch spokesperson Mark Stockdale.
2 September 2010
PetrolWatch – August 2010. Petrol prices drop before October tax increase
“The price reduction follows a 15 percent fall in crude oil costs since early August, with a barrel of oil dropping from around US$83 to US$71 although it has since begun climbing again, says AA PetrolWatch spokesperson Mark Stockdale.
24 August 2010
Caution needed at Blenheim’s Main St Roundabout railway crossing
The AA is using National Rail Safety Week (23-29 August) to highlight dangers for motorists at rail level crossings.
4 August 2010
PetrolWatch – July 2010. ETS has little impact on fuel prices
Petrol and diesel prices dutifully rose three cents per litre on 1 July, before dropping three and two cents per litre respectively a few days later on the back of falling commodity prices.
1 August 2010
ESR report finds drug driving a serious problem
The ESR report was completed for New Zealand Police and indicates that nearly half of drivers who die in road crashes have alcohol and/or drugs in their system.
26 July 2010
AA supports tougher penalties for dangerous and drink driving in New Zealand
The AA also supports the Government’s announcement that it will undertake research to ascertain the actual number of serious and fatal crashes caused by drivers with a blood alcohol level between 0.05 and 0.08.
2 July 2010
PetrolWatch – June 2010
“Pump prices have been relatively stable in June in spite of international commodity prices which have begun rising after falling sharply in May. Fortunately, Kiwi motorists have the stronger New Zealand dollar to thank for offsetting much of those cost increases,” says AA PetrolWatch spokesperson Mark Stockdale.
1 July 2010
Waterview Connection - the keystone in Auckland’s Western Ring Route
The Waterview Connection is the final link in a chain of improvements to Auckland’s Western Ring Route. If work goes ahead on schedule, it will complete the Western Ring Route in 2015, providing a single motorway between Manukau and the North Shore as an alternative to SH1 and the Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing.